Location
Glasgow, GB
Department Name
Scotland's Railway
About Network Rail
At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more
Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.
Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone.
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Brief Description
Manage the maintenance and renewal of the region / route / function building fabric assets to deliver Network Rail's goals. Provide engineering expertise on building fabric maintenance and renewal matters.
About The Role (External)
What to expect?
Here are some of the duties your role will include: -
* Manage the asset stewardship and inspection of the region / route / function building fabric assets in accordance with asset policy and technical strategy, recommending remedial and renewal works and maintain comprehensive asset history records.
* Develop and assist with the management of prioritised maintenance and renewal requirements, workbanks and plans in accordance with the technical asset management strategy and budget.
* Produce maintenance and renewal remits and manage their inclusion in the workbank. Oversee the development and implementation of schemes, verifying requirements are sufficient, correctly interpreted and delivered. Specify and monitor the implementation of control measures where proposed works are deferred.
* Act as sponsor for complex and specialist maintenance and all renewal schemes. Discharge all sponsor's accountabilities in accordance with corporate policy.
* Carry out engineering analysis and risk assessment of maintenance and renewals schemes during the early development phase, producing business cases where appropriate.
* Provide operational property / route services building fabric asset engineering remits for enhancement schemes and support the operational property engineering acceptance of enhancements.
* Review proposals from other asset groups or external organisations that impact on maintenance or renewal activity, identify potential synergies and develop optimised plans as applicable.
* Monitor trends in maintenance and renewal work, asset condition, failure and failure precursors. Check that appropriate action is specified to predict and prevent similar failures.
* Provide engineering support and participate in investigations of incidents relating to building fabric maintenance and renewals.
* Liaise with portfolio occupiers and stakeholders for asset stewardship purposes and report on tenant lease non-compliance and manage the monitoring of tenant dilapidations with particular reference to building fabric.
What you will bring to the role: -
Essential
* HND/HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject
* Significant relevant experience of operational property engineering
* Knowledge of policies and standards relating to operational property
* Working towards membership of a relevant professional institution
Desirable
* Member of a relevant professional body
* Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject
* Incorporated or Chartered Engineer
How To Apply (External)
Salary:
The salary for this position is £43,588 rising to £51,719 per annum.
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Closing date:
Midnight of 5 th March 2026.
Please note proof of all essential qualifications will be required.
Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.
Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency based interview.
We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone
Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
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